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Chapter 1 THE STUDY OF LAW AND SOCIETY1

1.1The domain of study2

1.2 Some myths about law6

1.3 Why study law and society?8

1.4 Knowledge about the legal order9

1.5 The elements of theory about law and society14

1.6 Methodology15

1.7 Vocabulary (concepts) and methodology16

1.8 Perspectives and methodology17

1.9 Conclusion19

Chapter 2 THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES:STATELESS AND STATE SOCIETIES23

2.1The diversity of normative systems24

2.2 The similarity of normative systems38

2.3 Summary and conclusion51

Chapter 3 PERSPECTIVES AND VOCABULARIES:SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND THE LEGAL ORDER55

3.1The rule of law57

3.2 The failure of the rule of law theory62

3.3 Sociology,jurisprudence,and legal realism68

3.4 Marxism and dialectical materialism70

3.5 A perspective,vocabulary,and methodology for the study of law and society73

3.6 Conclusion80

Chapter 4 FACILITATIVE LAW:CONTRACTS,PROPERTY,AND CORPORATE LAW85

4.1A case study:facilitative law and corporate power86

4.2 Facilitative law:alternative explanations109

4.3 Discussion and conclusion114

Chapter 5 THE LANGUAGE OF LAW119

5.1The language of documents of "private legislation"120

5.2 The language of statutes and regulations123

5.3 Explanations and consequences130

5.4 Conclusion135

Chapter 6 LAWMAKING:THE DIALECTICS OF PROBLEM-SOLVING139

6.1Explaining the creation of law140

6.2 Law creation and contradiction in socialist societies163

6.3 Conclusion165

Chapter 7 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT171

7.1Criminal law as a synthesis of shared values and a reflection of societal needs172

7.2 Moral boundaries or class conflict197

7.3 Conclusion202

Chapter 8 APPELLATE COURTS AND LAW CREATION207

8.1The court structure207

8.2 The pervasiveness of official discretion209

8.3 From dispute-settlement to rule creation;the norms of judicial decision-making;primary rules and secondary rules215

8.4 Clear case and trouble case216

8.5 Appellate courts as a rule-making system220

8.6 Conclusion237

Chapter 9 APPELLATE COURT DECISIONS243

9.1Appellate courts generally244

9.2 The consequences of incremental change248

9.3 Comprehensive change and the Supreme Court250

9.4 Appellate courts:liberal or conservative choices255

9.5 Summary262

Chapter 10 OBEDIENCE TO LAW265

10.1Factory safety and health268

10.2 The control of population growth:a case study of obedience to law274

10.3 Conclusion281

Chapter 11 BUREAUCRACY,ITS ORGANIZATION,AND THE LEGAL ORDER285

11.1Bureaucracies and law:the contradiction between the law-in-the-books and the law in action286

11.2 Universities and sex discrimination292

11.3 Conclusion300

Chapter 12 THE STATE AND THE LEGAL ORDER UNDER CAPITALISM303

12.1An overview of law and society studies since the 1950s303

12.2 The state and the legal order306

12.3 Conclusion316

NAME INDEX319

SUBJECT AND CASE INDEX325